According to the Thai Ministry of Health, five people were killed in Surin Province, nine in Sisaket, including one soldier, and one local resident died in Ubon Ratchathani province.
Tensions between Thailand and Cambodia have been rising since the end of May, when a Cambodian soldier was killed in a shootout in the disputed area. Cambodia announced its intention to appeal to the International Court of Justice to resolve the border dispute, but Thailand did not support this step.
On the morning of July 24, Cambodia and Thailand exchanged attacks on the border area from multiple rocket launchers "Grad" and aircraft.
The Thai Ministry of Health had previously reported the deaths of 11 civilians and one soldier in the Phnom Penh airstrikes. Cambodia has called on Thailand to stop fighting and withdraw its troops. vesti.ru.
